Junior guard Tony Godwin had 10 points with two 3-pointers and senior center Jason Okali chipped in with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds for North Plainfield (17-6), which snapped a two-game win streak and improved to 3-3 over its last six games.

Trailing 18-17 after the first quarter, North Plainfield exploded for a 21-8 second quarter to take a 38-24 halftime lead. The Canucks outscored Dayton, 31-14, in the second half to seal the win.

Senior guard Nick Ulizio continued his hot hand with a game-high 17 points, draining five 3-pointers and junior guard Antonio Salcfas added 12 for Dayton (10-12), which saw its two-game win streak snapped and lost for the second time in its last five games as its regular season campaign ended.

“North Plainfield has a lot of weapons. We did a good job in the first half, attacking the rim and forcing them away from their strength,” said Dayton head coach Bobby Martin. “They had a run to open the second half that was tough for us to recover from. Everybody starts 0-0 now and we are looking forward to a big night on Tuesday.”

NJSIAA State Tournament starts Tuesday

With a weekend to rest and regroup, the sixth-seeded Bulldogs begin its “new season” Tuesday night at 7 p.m. as they host 11th-seeded Secaucus in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 in Springfield.

The winner advances to the second round and will face the winner of 14th-seeded American History and third-seeded Hoboken on Thursday, March 2 (site/time TBD).

Last season, Dayton defeated Weehawken, 78-61, at home in the first round on Feb. 29 and lost at Hoboken, 56-47, in the second round.

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Junior guard D.J. Alicea picked up right where he left off last season, scoring a team-high 15 points with five rebounds, three steals and two assists to pace Dayton in a season-opening 66-26 loss to rival New Providence in the season opener for both schools last Friday in New Providence.

Alicea scored in double figures in 22 games played last year, including a 30-point ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Junior guard D.J. Alicea picked up right where he left off last season, ...

SPRINGIFELD, NJ — Law enforcement officials from the Springfield Police Department will be cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end of the year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign.

The crackdown began Dec. 7, and continues through Jan. 1, 2019, as local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety ...

SPRINGIFELD, NJ — Law enforcement officials from the Springfield Police Department will be cracking ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - Senior guard Sayre Brandstatter scored a game-high 21 points, hitting two 3-pointers, with three rebounds and six steals to pace Dayton in a 50-39 loss to rival New Providence in the season opener for both schools Friday in Springfield.

MILLBURN, NJ - Before assuming office, the man who will represent the seventh congressional district in New Jersey stopped by locally for a town hall with his new constituents.

Incoming representative Tom Malinowski, who will be starting on Jan. 3, 2019, spoke in front of a crowd of about 150 people in meeting room A at the Millburn Public Library. Malinowski was in the middle of a two-day ...

MILLBURN, NJ - Before assuming office, the man who will represent the seventh ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Middlesex County authorities today announced that another Edison police officer was arrested, this time for destroying evidence he believed would be used in an investigation.

Nicholas Lunetta, 31, of Scotch Plains, was charged with one count of tampering with evidence and one count of obstructing the administration of law, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and said ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Middlesex County authorities today announced that another Edison police ...

Springfield, NJ—Chisolm Community Center was bustling Thursday evening as more than 200 volunteers worked rigorously to pack just over 50,000 healthy meals in about two and a half hours for Rise Against Hunger, an organization that distributes meals to those who are less fortunate.

Managed by the Rotary Club of Springfield, the volunteer event is in its second year. Last year, 150 volunteers ...

Springfield, NJ—Chisolm Community Center was bustling Thursday evening as more than 200 volunteers ...

MILLBURN, NJ – The majority of the board members of the Downtown Millburn Development Alliance (DMDA) voted last night to dissolve the organization during a regularly scheduled board meeting. The unexpected announcement comes only a month after the Millburn Township Committee approved the organization’s 2019 budget and just weeks before the election of new board members.

According to DMDA vice ...

MILLBURN, NJ – The majority of the board members of the Downtown Millburn Development Alliance ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - As part of the Rise Against Hunger volunteer food packing drive, members of the Springfield community came together to pack over 50,000 meals.

The event, which was held in the gym of the Chisholm Community Center was co-sponsored by Rise Against Hunger, an organization that distributes food to those less fortunate around the world, and the Springfield Rotary Club. In the ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - As part of the Rise Against Hunger volunteer food packing drive, members of the ...

UNION, NJ – Family, friends, public officials and colleagues came together at a retirement celebration for long time Union resident, former Union mayor and Superintendent of the Union County Vocational-Technical School, Peter Capodice.

Capodice, 67, joined the Union County Vocational-Technical School District in September 1999 as the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary. Shortly ...

UNION, NJ – Family, friends, public officials and colleagues came together at a retirement ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – The Jonathan Dayton High School ice hockey team kept up its winning ways last night with another impressive 8-1 victory over the Edison High School Eagles. The Bulldogs have now won four straight games to improve their season record to 4-2.

Dayton Bulldog fans at the Warinanco Ice Skating Center were silenced early in the first period of the game as Edison jumped out to a 1-0 ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – The Jonathan Dayton High School ice hockey team kept up its winning ways last night ...